Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)

Aka Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies. Another entry in the
madcap retro-adventure genre of the 1960s. Written and directed by the same
people who did Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.

Very silly. It's not that good but works well enough if you revert to your
childhood mind. The simple pleasures of a slapstick road race and the
slightest bit of sex farce. I don't know if it could compete with contemporary
children's programming. I couldn't follow some of the accents; no subtitles.

I rented it so I could see Susan Hampshire again. She has a beautiful
doll-like face and is often quite funny. Tony Curtis tries to have some fun
but doesn't really click. Terry Thomas is the reliable comic villain. Peter
Cook and Dudley Moore are a hoot as the imperturbable Major and his loyal
assistant.

I wonder if the "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Deathrace" comedies could be
considered continuations of the genre, updated to contemporary times and the
future?